Securing a weapon when go to hospital not on own

[Icemanii]

Without going into details, curious how a DD would be handled by a hospital if you arrived via means other than your own vehicle. Does anyone know how hospitals handle a firearm if you say arrive by ambulance and no family member is present to secure your weapon?

 

[BC1]

Without going into details, curious how a DD would be handled by a hospital if you arrived via means other than your own vehicle. Does anyone know how hospitals handle a firearm if you say arrive by ambulance and no family member is present to secure your weapon?

In many states an ambulance cannot transport you with a firearm. They will secure the weapon by turning it over to LE provided they can do so without jeopardizing the patient's life.

 

[momstar]

In many states an ambulance cannot transport you with a firearm. They will secure the weapon by turning it over to LE provided they can do so without jeopardizing the patient's life.

This is what our CPL class taught - the medics are trained to hand it over to LEO on the scene, and you'll have to track it down afterward.

 

[Deserteagle]

Police will take it for safekeeping.

 

[Warrior1256]

Police will take it for safekeeping.

Then you will probably have to go through a hassle to get it back in some jurisdictions.

 

[Deserteagle]

Then you will probably have to go through a hassle to get it back in some jurisdictions.

I don't doubt it for a minute

 

[Firefighterchen]

Really depends on the circumstance. Where I worked this is how it would go.

If the medics find a weapon on the person on scene it will go to the police. If the weapon is not a factor in the call (ie car crash) the weapon would go into the hospitals safe along with their personal items (ie wallet, jewelry, etc)

If a weapon is not found till in the hospital (ie in a back pack) a hospital security guard will take it to the safe.

If the weapon was a factor, police keep it for investigation purposes.

Some places don't allow weapons in the hospital...in which case I would assume police hold onto it. I'm not sure because I don't live in a state like that.

 

[maine04619]

See this is the difference in where we live. I have been to the ER unconscious one time having fallen off a 2 story roof flat on my back. I am ALWAYS armed. In any case I woke in a hospital bed and the first thing I did was check for my gun. The nurse was there and I asked if she knew what they had done with my gun? She replied it is in the drawer next to you're bed. Sure enough unloaded but all there in a clear plastic evidence bag..

 

[tricolordad]

im not sure i would worry too much because where i go is the sherriffs depts jurisdiction. guaranteed to get it back.

 

[BC1]

Then you will probably have to go through a hassle to get it back in some jurisdictions.

My doctor called an ambulance when I was at his office. The police showed as well, which is standard in a 911 call. My doctor offered to hang-on to it until my wife arrived but police took possession of it. My wife went to the PD later tat day, signed for it and took it home without incident. It was actually her gun I was carrying. The LEO on duty told her to wish me well. Earlier that day I had picked up cash rents. The LEO took that as well for safe keeping. He told me not to trust the hospital so he would hold it for me.

 

[maine04619]

Earlier that day I had picked up cash rents. The LEO took that as well for safe keeping. He told me not to trust the hospital so he would hold it for me.

Yea cause le's are so honest and trustworthy..

 

[Firefighterchen]

Yea cause le's are so honest and trustworthy..

I wouldn't trust either. I always told my patients to get family down here asap to get your belongings. I'd even offer to call them enroute if it was appropriate at the time.

 

[BC1]

Yea cause le's are so honest and trustworthy..

Yeah, I had this vision of him and the rest of the shift playing poker and ordering booze and take-out food. In retrospect it was pretty stupid of me because he didn't give me a receipt for the money.

 

[BC1]

I wouldn't trust either. I always told my patients to get family down here asap to get your belongings. I'd even offer to call them enroute if it was appropriate at the time.

That's good advice. My doc offered to hold it until the wife came but the EMT reminded us that in NYS he could get a felony for it. A week later he and I had a laugh about it because I could imagine this little Indian doc who never held a gun shooting himself in the foot. He's interested in getting a CCW but his wife wears the pants. She tells me he's too irresponsible and will blow his toe off. Makes me real confident during a proctology exam. :fie:

 

[jcreek]

Police will take it for safekeeping.

Then you will probably have to go through a hassle to get it back in some jurisdictions.

Completely depends on where you live. My best friend's house got burglarized while we were in high school together. They stole his dads 3 shotguns that were hanging on the wall as display pieces because he never shot them or cared to shoot them. When the police recovered them they called his older brother (his dad had moved out of state) to come pick them up at the police station. When he got there, told them who he was, he signed 1 form and walked out with them, without so much as checking his ID.

 

[eagleks]

Here, most EMS personnel know how to handle firearms and will often put it in a lock box in the ambulance. When they get to the hospital , they'll give to the police. If an officer is on site, they will handle it.
I wouldn't trust that it would ever be found again if the police here took it.

 

[NCIC105]

As others have said LEO will take it, and you can obtain it back when you're ready.


If a friend takes you, and your incapacitated the hospital security will take it and either store it or ask LEO to store it for you.